Joyce Wipf Rising Star Awards

Congratulations to the inaugural recipients of the Joyce Wipf Rising Star Awards, Drs. Jessica Bender, clinical assistant professor, and Amy Kennedy, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine).

Dr. Jessica Bender received her medical degree from the University of Washington, and completed her residency and chief residency at Boston Medical Center. She then pursued additional global health and health equity training through UCSF's HEAL Fellowship in Liberia and the Navajo Nation. She is  co-medical director of UW's Post COVID Clinic.

Dr. Amy Kennedy received her medical degree from the University of Washington, and completed her residency and chief residency at the University of Pittsburgh. She also has a master's degree in clinical research from the University of Pittsburgh. She is the director of the GMS Addiction Medicine Program at the VA Puget Sound Healthcare System, and the VA Site Director for the UW Addiction Medicine Fellowship.

The Rising Star Awards were established in recognition of Dr. Joyce Wipf's legacy as a clinician educator scholar with trail-blazing innovations in medical education and training programs.

As a changemaker, she led the creation of resident as teacher curricula, studies of burnout in medical residents, and interprofessional learning established in the VA Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education.

Dr. Wipf has made an indelible impact on trainees and faculty, both in clinic and on wards with a culture of simultaneous teaching and learning, patient care excellence, kindness and supportive mentorship.